Paper-case.



PAPER CASE. APPLICATION FILED NOV.1, 1912. RENEWED SEPT. 19. 1913. 1,093,838. Patented Apr. 21, 1914.

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M. W. FASSMANN.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MARSHALL WHARTON FASSMANN, 0F NATCI-IEZ, MISSISSIPPI.

PAPER-CASE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 1, 1912, Serial No. 729,044. Renewed September 19, 1913. Serial No. 790,783.

To all wlw/m. t may concern:

Be it known that I, MARSHALL W. FAss- MANN, a citizen of the United States, resid ing at Natchez, in the county of Adams and State of Mississippi, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Paper- Cases, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to paper cases, and particularly to cases adapted and intended for holding rolls of paper, and particularly useful as a receptacle for mileage tickets, stamps, cigarette papers and other articles requiring the delivery from time to time of sheets or strips of paper.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved device of the kind stated, which can be cheaply and easily constructed, and

vfrom which the paper can be quickly delivered, and into which a new roll can be conveniently and easily inserted.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1 is a rear perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is an end view of the case, with one end sprung open to permit the insertion of a new roll. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a part of the roll holder. Fig. 4l is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 5 is a cross section. Fig. 6 is an end view of the mouth of the device.

The device can be conveniently carried in the pocket and will be accessible at all times for the intended purpose.

The casing is preferably made of sheet metal, and comprises a tubular or cylindrical part 6 with comparatively long projecting lips 7 on opposite sides of a slot extending along the cylinder. One of these lips is recessed or cut away at the mouth, as indicated at 8, to afford a thumb space for grasping the end of the strip of paper 9. The margin of the other lip provides a tearing edge. The edge of one lip is bent around the edge of the opposite lip as indicated at 10 to hold the lips together at one end, and at the other end the edge of the lip has a flange which is turned in slightly to snap over the edge of the opposite lip. One end of the cylindrical'easing is closed, and the other is open or disconnected, so that by pressing the flange 11 the lips may be sprung apart at the open end of the cylinder, as shown in Fig. 2, for the purpose of permitting the paper to be slipped in between the lips when the paper roll is placed in the casing. A rod 12 is fixed at one end to the closed end of the cylinder, where it is provided with a flanged piece 13 which forms part of the roll holder, to confine the end of the roll. A sleeve 14 fits upon this rod, and at its outer end has a circular flange 15 to confine the other end of the roll.

The paper is wound on a tubular core 16, which fits over the sleeve 14, between the flanges at the end thereof, and the core and sleeve preferably have flattened surfaces 17 which fit against each other and prevent relative rotation of these parts. The outer end of the rod 12 is threaded to receive a cap 18 screwed thereon, which cap closes the open end of the cylinder and holds the roll 1n position.

In removing and replacing the roll, the cap 18 is unscrewed, and by thumb pressure on the snap flange 11 one end of the lips may be sprung apart as shown in Fig. 2, and the empty roll may be removed. The new roll, which is wound on the core 16, is placed on the sleeve 14 which is slipped in over the rod 12, the end of the paper being pulled out a sufficient distance and entered between the lips through the space afforded by springing the lips apart. Then the lips are snapped together and the cap 18 is screwed in place. By graspingthe end of the strip of paper it may be withdrawn to a sufficient distance and torn off across the edge of the lip 7 at the mouth of the casing; and successive pieces, in similar manner, may be drawn out and torn off as needed.

I claim:

A paper case comprising a cylindrical part having a longitudinal slot and projecting lips on opposite sides of said slot, one of the lips having at one end thereof a ange engageable with and disengageable from the corresponding edge of the opposite lip, whereby the lips may be opened at said end .to permit lateral insertion of the paper strip, and a roll holder removably mounted in the cylindrical part of the casing.

MARSHALL WHARTON FASVSMANN.

Witnesses:

M. C. REVILLE, GEORGE GREGORY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

